Beekeeper
Employer
25597 Avenue 20 1/2
Madera, CA 93638
United States
Job description
Employees will keep healthy beehive. This will include feeding/treating them as needed. Assembling beehives. Insert honeycomb of bees into beehive. Set hives in orchard, clover field, or near other source of nectar and pollen. Scape out parasites, such as wax moth larvae, and remove vermin, such as birds and mice. Destroy superfluous queen bee cells to prevent division or colony by swarming. Will need to replace queen bees and divide colonies when necessary and replace combs. Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey with proper tools/equipment. Will also help produce queen bees. There may be some heavy lifting when extracting the honey from the hives (approximately 40lbs). Constant bending over to wok on the treatment/feeding of the bees. May work longer hours during warm months. Will work outdoors in variable weather conditions. May require to work at night, weekends and holidays. The employer abides by California Order No. 14-2001. Must wear protective gear such as gloves and suit (provided by employer). Must also use bee smoker and other hive tools to access the hive (provided by employer).
Special Requirements
Employee must know how to make queen bees. Employee should have some knowledge on how to use a Forklift/Swinger to load/unload bees on flatbed trucks, however if not, employer will train.
Employees will be working with our Forklift (Swinger) that is Farm Equipment that is used to move the hives around, load and unload from trucks.
Employees engaged in driving activities will be given the opportunity to obtain a drivers license (DL/CDL) on a voluntary basis (the employees cover the cost). The DL/CDL is not a pre-hire job requirement. No job applicant will be denied an employment opportunity due to lack of a DL/CDL at the time of application and/or hiring. Further, no worker (H-2A or corresponding domestic worker) will be terminated for failure to obtain a DL/CDL.